Apply to CELS Valley Ready 2026–27

The CELS Valley Ready program helps Canadian life sciences and health-tech founders expand into the U.S. market, with direct access to Silicon Valley investors, mentors, and the operators who have done it before.

From October 2026 to April 2027, a cohort of 10–15 founders meets bi-weekly: six expert-led content sessions and six mentor and coach discussions, covering U.S. non-dilutive funding, an investor-judged pitch event, JPM Healthcare Week strategy, a hands-on AI workshop, and talent and governance. It closes with a full day of curated content and meetings in the San Francisco Bay Area in April 2027, opened the evening before with a cohort networking event.

Who should apply? Canadian life sciences or health-tech founders with some Canadian VC funding behind them, ready to raise and grow in the U.S. and able to commit fully from the October kick-off through the April Bay Area event.

Applications close on October 9, 2026.